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Hot Flashes

Meaning

Hot flashes, clinically termed vasomotor symptoms, are abrupt, recurrent episodes of intense heat sensation, typically accompanied by visible flushing of the skin, profuse sweating, and often palpitations. These are the most common and disruptive symptoms experienced by women during the perimenopausal and postmenopausal transition. They represent a significant clinical manifestation of instability in the body’s thermoregulatory control, profoundly affecting sleep and overall daily function.